rayward
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 12:53 PM |
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Home Bar ?
anyone on here a have a home bar setup ?
any advice on suppliers for equipment , beer etc ?
cheers
Ray
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scootz
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 12:57 PM |
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Good grief man... the 70's are long gone! 
You just need a comfy couch and a well stocked cupboard / fridge!
It's Evolution Baby!
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designer
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 01:11 PM |
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With the excellent choice of beers in a can available in the UK, you just need a beer fridge.
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coozer
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 01:23 PM |
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My home bar is simple.... ebay for a tap head... I got a Mansfield Cream Ale on with a light in it for next to nowt FANTASTIC
CHROME SAN MIGUEL BEER FONT. | eBay UK would do.
Then depending on what you want to dispence, a connector for the barrel (cause theres different types of barrel for different types of beers), a
barrel of beer and bottle of CO2. A regulator for the co2 and something to cool it. All this stuff is for peanuts on ebay.
I originally had a pucka under counter flash cooler, worked really well but boy did it like leccy! Doubled the 1/4 bill!! So, back to bay and find a
tall larder fridge, the kind with no freezer, chuck the barrel, gas bottle and everything in it, drill a hole to get the delivery pipe out and bobs
your uncle, 88 pints on tap in the house.. nice..
This is a bargain if you fancy a keg of guiness....
Guinness beer pump - font tap bar light and Connector | eBay UK
Or this sucker if you can afford the delivery
stella artois beer font | eBay UK
[Edited on 24/6/11 by coozer]
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Jasper
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 01:26 PM |
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It's probably still the 1970's in Hull !!
Sorry Ray
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 01:29 PM |
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Bugger all that, what you really want in a home bar is as below (As seen in mine - daughters mates)
Fred W B
Cheers
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 02:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
Bugger all that, what you really want in a home bar is as below (As seen in mine - daughters mates)
Fred W B
Cheers
Looks good to me, but she'll have to leave the Archer's at yours. It's a pint for the fella, white wine or fruit based drink for the
lady!
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indykid
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 03:04 PM |
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Beer worth drinking comes in bottles, not cans. Beer worth drinking that's put into cans is ruined in so doing.
If you want real ale, a lot of the smaller breweries will deal with the public and sell firkins (9gallon) or pins (4.5gal) for about £1.10ish a pint
(depends on %abv)
If it's for an event, they also do beer engine rental. Ossett Brewery used to do it on a £150 cheque that they returned when you brought the
equipment back, so you didn't actually need the money upfront. Unless you're alcoholic, you don't want to try getting through a
firkin on your own though.
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coozer
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 03:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
Beer worth drinking comes in bottles, not cans. Beer worth drinking that's put into cans is ruined in so doing.
If you want real ale, a lot of the smaller breweries will deal with the public and sell firkins (9gallon) or pins (4.5gal) for about £1.10ish a pint
(depends on %abv)
If it's for an event, they also do beer engine rental. Ossett Brewery used to do it on a £150 cheque that they returned when you brought the
equipment back, so you didn't actually need the money upfront. Unless you're alcoholic, you don't want to try getting through a
firkin on your own though.
Well, I bought the co2 for me welder then realised what else to do with it.. that bottle pushed 3 kegs of Fosters while I tried my damnedest to begin
an alcoholic.. if only I could find a keg of Kilkenny!
Aaaaa....
[Edited on 24/6/11 by coozer]
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L5W
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| posted on 24/6/11 at 07:43 PM |
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I don't know anything about making a bar but you could brew your own beer to go in it 
I was given one of
these brewing kits for christmas and haven't looked back. I was surprised how easy they are to make and the results are
really good. Have since invested in two more barrels which are in the bar/shed, one with
Great Eastern Ale (nearly
gone!) and the other with Coopers
Aussie lager.
The only drawback is the temptation when there is a 40 pint barrel of wherry sitting on the desk next to the pc, hic!
Lee
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